But things are looking better after Braden Schneider scored 1:51 into overtime to give the Rangers a 3-2 win over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday. The win, coupled with the Blue Jackets’ 4-0 loss to Vegas, left the Rangers and Blue Jackets tied in points for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference (Columbus has played one fewer game).

Braden Schneider scored at the 1:51 mark of overtime to lift the New York Rangers to a 3-2 win over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday in Saint Paul, Minn.

Defenseman Braden Schneider’s backhander in overtime scored a much-needed win for a Rangers team that never trailed in a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild, snapping New York’s four-game